Flue-stopper



Z. T. HALL. PLUE STOBPEL (No Model.)

- No. 541,745. Patented June-25,1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT ,OFFICE.

ZAOHARY T.- HALL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLU E-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 541,746, dated. J une25, 1895.

Applicationfiled June 6,1894. Serial No. 518,661. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ZAOHARY T. HALL, a ciiizen'of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of vided with arow of lips on its outer face, the

same being punched from said sheet of metal, and serving to hold theornament on the stopper, said ornament being also solidly supported sothat it cannot be broken through.

Figure 1 represents a face view of a fluestopper embodying my invention,one-half of the ornament thereof being removed. Fig. 2 represents asection thereof on line w as, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures. Referring to the drawings: A designates a flue stopper, and Bdesignates the ornament thereon, the latter being generally a piece ofpaper with a print thereon, but to this I do not limit myself. Theportion 0 of the stopper, which is within the peripheral rim D isintegral with said rim, and forms a solid backing to support saidornament B, said portion sition.

being formed near said rim with lips E, which are so disposed that theyencircle the ornament, and they are turned down or over the edge of saidornament, so as to embrace the same and hold it firmly and securely inpo- The lips are punched or cut out of the metal of the portion 0, andthe openings formed by the same are covered and concealed by theornaments. loops Gr, through which a retaining hoop or band may bepassed, but to this I do not limit myself.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- 4 1. A flue stopper formed of a continuoussheet of metal, provided with a row of lips on its outer face, punchedfrom said sheet, substantially as described. f

2. A flue stopper formed of acontinuous sheet of metal, provided with arow of lips on its outer face, punched from said. sheet of metal, andhaviug'an ornament-piece engaging said lips, substantially as described.

ZAOHARY T. HALL.

Witnesses: q

J OHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, R. H. GRAESER.

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